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2012 IBA Indoor Skydiving Competition in Hollywood IBA INDOOR SKYDIVING COMPETITION TOUR GETS UNDERWAY The International Bodyflight Association is pleased to announce the first annual IBA Indoor Skydiving Competition Tour. The tournament will kick off with the first tour stop at the iFLY Hollywood wind tunnel located at the Universal City Walk on Saturday, February 25th, 2012, and continue on to iFLY SF Bay, iFLY Orlando, iFLY Dubai, iFLY Seattle, SkyVenture Montréal and Airkix in the UK, with more dates and locations to be added. About the iFLY Hollywood competition Disciplines and Classes We will offer two disciplines to compete in and 2-way VFS is further broken down into classes to accommodate all skill levels. • 2-way Vertical Formation Skydiving (2-Way VFS): Open, Intermediate, Advanced and Rookie Class • Neo-Freestyle (a solo performance combining Freefly and Freestyle): Open class only The 2-way VFS Draw • Rookie: All rounds will be drawn from the belly/back dive pool. 4 rounds only. • Intermediate: Rounds 1 - 2 will be drawn from the belly/back dive pool, rounds 3 - 6 from the head-up pool excluding HU-12 (Grip Front Flip Grip will not be part of the Intermediate dive pool.) • Advanced: Rounds 1 - 2 will be drawn from the belly/back dive pool, rounds 3 - 6 from the vertical dive pool excluding points marked as Open (Pro) (blocks and randoms with both competitors head-down.) • Open: Rounds 1 - 2 will be drawn from the belly/back dive pool, rounds 3 - 6 from the entire vertical dive pool. Prizes • 1st Place: 30 minutes of tunnel-time • 2nd Place: 15 minutes of tunnel-time • 3rd Place: Cool wind-tunnel gear Schedule • 6:00 meet at the tunnel • 6:30 pm draw • 8:00 pm practice flights (for speed check) • 8:30 pm competition start Training and Coaching Specifically for the tour, we've set up special training rates for registered competitors to spark that competitive spirit. Once you have registered you are eligible to book 10 minutes of tunnel-time for $100 during special times. We also have set up coaching nights with World-Champions Andy Malchiodi and Travis Fienhage from Team So Cal Converge on February 13 and 20 from 9 – 10 pm. Limited availability, reserve your slots now. To register or to book coaching and training-time call iFLY Hollywood 818-985-4359. About the Tour The IBA will host the five major skydiving freefall disciplines indoors, with competitions for various classes: • 4-way Formation Skydiving (FS) • 4-way Vertical Formation Skydiving (VFS) • 2-way Freefly (FF) • 2-way Vertical Formation Skydiving (2-Way VFS) • Neo-Freestyle (a solo performance combining Freefly and Freestyle) Judging will be done by renowned competitors and IBA Trainers. Neo-Freestyle will also be judged on the IBA Facebook and You Tube pages for an "IBA community's choice award" at the end of the Tour. Prizes will include free tunnel time as well as cool wind-tunnel gear. Who Can Compete? We encourage all flyers of all skill levels to participate. Competitors need to be signed off by the IBA on the transitions required for the class in which they are competing, but local wind-tunnels will be more than happy to suggest events and coaching programs to participate in to get competitors ready. Tournament participants will get special training time and coaching to spark that competitive spirit. There will be coaching nights with world-class flyers at special rates to dial in the flying for the competition (some restrictions may apply). Need a team-mate? Fill out our "Rendezvous sheet" online here: iFLY Hollywood competition team-mate rendezvous sheet Dates and details for each competition: • iFLY Hollywood, Saturday, February 25: 2-way VFS & Neo-Freestyle. 818-985-4359 • iFLY SF Bay, Tuesday and Wednesday March 13 and 14: FS, VFS, 2-way VFS, FF & Neo-Freestyle. (510) 489-4359. • iFLY Orlando, Friday and Saturday April 13 and 14: FS, FF, 2-way VFS, Neo-Freestyle. Tel. (407) 903-1150. • iFLY Dubai, dates to be announced soon: 2-way VFS & Neo-Freestyle. Tel. 04 231 6292. • iFLY Seattle, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 22 and May 23: FS, VFS, 2-way VFS, FF & Neo-Freestyle. Tel. (206) 244-4359. • SkyVenture Montréal, Wednesday and Thursday, June 13 and June 14: FS, VFS, 2-way VFS, FF & Neo-Freestyle. Tel. (514) 524-4000. • Airkix UK, dates to be announced soon: FS, VFS, 2-way VFS, FF & Neo-Freestyle. Tel. 0845 331 6549. More locations will be added soon!

IBA INDOOR SKYDIVING COMPETITION TOUR GETS UNDERWAY The International Bodyflight Association is pleased to announce the first annual IBA Indoor Skydiving Competition Tour. It will kick off with the first tour stop at the iFLY Hollywood wind tunnel on Saturday, February 25th, 2012, and continue on to iFLY SF Bay, iFLY Orlando, iFLY Dubai, iFLY Seattle, SkyVenture Montréal and Airkix in the UK, with more dates and locations to be added. About the Competition The IBA will host the five major skydiving freefall disciplines indoors, each with competitions for various classes: • 4-way Formation Skydiving (FS): Open, Intermediate, Rookie Class • 4-way Vertical Formation Skydiving (VFS): Open • 2-way Freefly (FF): Open • 2-way Vertical Formation Skydiving (2-Way VFS): Open, Intermediate, Rookie Class (note: iFLY HWD & iFLY Dubai will also have “Advanced”) • Neo-Freestyle (a solo performance combining Freefly and Freestyle): Open Judging will be done by renowned competitors and some artistic events will be judged by viewers on the IBA facebook page. Prizes will include free tunnel time as well as cool wind-tunnel gear. Who Can Compete? We encourage all flyers of all skill levels to participate. Competitors need to be signed off by the IBA on the transitions required for the class in which they are competing, but local wind-tunnels will be more than happy to suggest events and coaching programs to participate in to get competitors ready. Tournament participants will get special training time and coaching to spark that competitive spirit. There will be coaching nights with world-class flyers at special rates to dial in the flying for the competition (some restrictions may apply). Here are the dates and details for each tour stop: iFLY Hollywood, Saturday, February 25: 2-way VFS & Neo-Freestyle. 818-985-4359 iFLY SF Bay, Tuesday and Wednesday March 13 and 14: FS, VFS, 2-way VFS, FF & Neo-Freestyle. (510) 489-4359. iFLY Orlando, Friday and Saturday April 13 and 14: FS, FF, 2-way VFS, Neo-Freestyle. Tel. (407) 903-1150. iFLY Dubai, dates to be announced soon: 2-way VFS & Neo-Freestyle. Tel. 04 231 6292. iFLY Seattle, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 22 and May 23: FS, VFS, 2-way VFS, FF & Neo-Freestyle. Tel. (206) 244-4359. SkyVenture Montréal, Wednesday and Thursday, June 13 and June 14: FS, VFS, 2-way VFS, FF & Neo-Freestyle. Tel. (514) 524-4000. Airkix UK, dates to be announced soon: FS, VFS, 2-way VFS, FF & Neo-Freestyle. Tel. 0845 331 6549. More locations will be added soon! How to Register Competitors can register by calling the wind-tunnels once registration is open 45 days before the competition. Currently, registration is open for the iFLY Hollywood competition. Pre-registration is mandatory and the best way to stay up to date is to “fan” the IBA facebook page and check this website regularly. For more information contact: Axel Zohmann at International Bodyflight Association: axel@skyventure.com

Hello friends, we’d like to get your input please! With your support, we are trying to change FAI/IPC definitions to be able to include Indoor Skydiving as an FAI recognized event. Please give us a “yes” or “no” answer along with your thoughts and comments on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Bodyflight-Association/271653796189080 Definitions: IPC: International Parachuting Commission FAI: The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (The World Air Sports Federation)

Generally we are adding more detail to the charts. You know when you hover over certain check-boxes now it shows a separate window with the detail of the requirement in it? We'll add these as their own check-boxes and get it updated to current flying standards like adding carving, etc. I like your suggestions especially the "without thought" ;)

Great feedback, thank you very much! You'll be glad to hear that we are working on this as we speak. We are planning to launch a new website in the first quarter of 2012 and a revised flyer chart is part of it. Keep the good ideas coming :)

Hello wind-tunnel flyers! Do you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in indoor skydiving? Watch this space and "like" the IBA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Bodyflight-Association/271653796189080 There are competitions and news coming up in 2012 that you don't want to miss! Happy New Year to all our flying friends!

Congratulations to an outstanding video with some next level flying! Keep it up!